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District Court Issues Order After Prison Legal News Censorship Trial

The District Court has issued an Order from the bench trial. Unfortunately, the Court concluded that PLN’s First Amendment rights […]

On September 16, 2015, the Florida Justice Institute (FJI) filed a class action lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections

On June 16, 2014, the Access to Justice Petition was filed with the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of 522

The State has also paid $600,000 in attorneys’ fees to FJI and the ACLU for their victory in this case.

FJI has settled a lawsuit on behalf of Jeremy Barrett, who was formerly incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections

For years, Richard Jackson has needed a wheelchair for mobility, and used one without incident during his stay in prison.

FJI, co-counseling with Florida Institutional Legal Services, sued the Florida Department of Corrections for the death of Rommell Johnson. Mr.

FJI, on behalf of Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, has filed two lawsuits alleging racial discrimination in the renting of

FJI, on behalf of an incarcerated man with a serious and debilitating hernia, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department